Introduction It is not by chance that the MPEG Future Manifesto has the following action points at the top of its list (italics are mine) Support and expand the academic…
Introduction Purely based on logic, MPEG should not exist. In the 1980s the Galactic Empire of media standardisation was firmly in the hands of ITU (videocommunication and speech), IEC (audio…
Introduction An Italian proverb says “those who do things make mistakes” to mean that only if you are inactive you don’t make mistakes. According to that proverb, then, MPEG, who…
Introduction A group of people caring about the future of MPEG has established MPEG Future. According to the MPEG Future Manifesto, the group plans to Support and expand the academic…
From what I have published so far on this blog it should be clear that MPEG is an unusual ISO working group (WG). To mention a few, duration (31 years),…
Introduction In its MPEG and JPEG as SCs proposal, MPEG Future proposes that MPEG become a subcommittee to improve collaboration with other bodies, establish a clear reference in ISO for the…
Communication makes us humans different. Media make communication between humans effective and enjoyable. Standards make media communication possible. Thirty-two years ago, the MPEG vision was forming: make global standards available…
It is a now a few months since I last talked about the standards being developed by MPEG. As the group dynamics is fast, I think it is time to…
